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Seminar In Late Antique And Post-Imperial Latin Literature (Subtitle Required)

Graduate seminar in an author, a literary form, or a problem from Latin literature of late antiquity or early Christianity, or after the fall of the empire in the west, including the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Intensive study of the Latin text(s) is accompanied by considerable attention to current scholarship and bibliography. Students will write extended papers and present oral reports in class. May be repeated to a maximum of nine hours.

History Of Film I

An introduction to the history of film as art and industry from the invention of the moving picture to World War II. Emphasis is on the artistic development of the silent film in America and Europe, the rise of the American studio system, and the emergence of sound in film in the 1930's. Filmmakers may include the Lumiere brothers, Georges Meliès, Buster Keaton, D. W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, King Vidor, Alan Crosland, Leni Riefenstahl, and others. Viewing films outside of class is required. Does not fulfill Historical Survey requirement.

Digital Mapping

This course introduces the concepts, techniques, and histories behind mapping as a creative and artistic practice. It covers the centrality of the map in everyday life and the changing role of maps as society becomes increasingly saturated by digital information technologies such as geographic information systems (GIS) and global positioning systems (GPS). The course introduces principles in cartographic design and geovisualization culminating in a series of maps created by each student.

Giscience Fundamentals

This course introduces students to the use of geographic information systems and the science behind their use. Topics include an introduction to types of geographic information and data; the sources, constraints, and uses of data; the techniques for processing and visualizing spatial data and the methodological, epistemological and ontological issues associated with GIScience.

Advanced Giscience

This course explores advanced applications and topics within GIScience including data mining, scripting, point pattern analysis, data interpolation, geospatial modeling and network analysis and the methodological, epistemological, and ontological issues with the classification requirements and analytical capabilities of GIScience.

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